Nuclear family
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de:Kernfamilie ja:核家族 A nuclear family is a household consisting of two married, heterosexual parents and their legal children (siblings), as distinct from the extended family. Whilst the family is a near-universal cultural phenomenon, nuclear families do not form the family unit in every society. Nuclear families are typical in societies where people must be relatively mobile -- such as hunter-gatherers and industrial societies.
Social Experiments
A focus of the kibbutz movement in Israel is to raise children communally without any associations with a traditional nuclear family.
Notes
1. http://www.hewett.norfolk.sch.uk/CURRIC/soc/family/fam2.htm (authorized users only)